The Virgin Mary as the Queen of Peace speaks the first time in Medjugorje.

Summer 1987

William becomes aware of Our Lady’s appearances in Medjugorje through presentations offered by faithful son of the Church, Dr. David Mack.
Coincidently, Dr. Mack is the doctor who cared for William in 1972 after breaking his thigh leg bone in a pick-up football game in Ashland when he was 11 years old.

1989

August 9-16, 1989

William’s first pilgrimage to Medjugorje during the Feast of the Assumption.

October 1989

Formed Rosary prayer group at the Springfield Marian Center which met weekly.

November 2-9, 1989

Timothy’s first pilgrimage to Medjugorje

December 4-11, 1989

Timothy and William return to Medjugorje on second pilgrimage during the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.
Received blessing of the laying on of hands from Vicka Ivankovic, one of the six visionaries of Our Lady in Medjugorje

1990

November 1990

William asks Father Joseph Murray, the pastor of St. Augustine parish in Ashland IL, to consecrate the parish to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

December 8, 1990

Father Murray performs solemn consecration of St. Augustine parish to the Immaculate Conception.

Feast of the Chair of St. Peter - Our Lady speaks to Timothy & William for the first time.Daily mystical conversations and phenomena commence.

February 23, 1991

William seeks pastoral guidance from Father Ted Hochstetter, pastor of St. Martin De Porres parish in Peoria, IL, and begins meticulously recording the mystical events.

March 5, 1991

Timothy meets with Father Joseph Murray, pastor of St. Augustine’s parish in Ashland, IL to console him in an illness and receive pastoral guidance regarding Our Lady’s miraculous intercession. Father is putting his affairs in order and tells Timothy that he is about to die.

March 10, 1991

Father Murray announces his retirement to the parishioners at St. Augustine’s during the Sunday Mass. He sustained injuries in an automobile accident immediately following the Mass while driving to dinner in a nearby village.

March 15, 1991

William visits Father Murray at Saint John’s Hospital in Springfield, IL.

Members from within prayer group organize meeting with Catholic priest to ostracize and denounce William and Timothy. William endures their attacks while petitioning their faith and patience.

June 18, 1991

Mass exodus of most prayer group members from William’s residence because of fear of mystical dimensions related to Our Lady’s intercession. Family members leave along with nearly all other members of prayer group. A courageous five or six remain steadfast in faith.

June 22, 1991

William verbally and emotionally attacked by family members at his residence for belief in ongoing events.

June 23, 1991

The beginning of a cloistered state of confidentiality for the composition of the Revelations of the Morning Star Over America. William and Timothy begin six-year sacrifice of recording the text of the original Morning Star Diary.

July 30, 1991

Timothy resigns from executive leadership of public housing authority.

August 15, 1991

Timothy moves to Springfield IL and takes residence with William at Our Lady's request for the fulfillment of their Marian Apostolate.

March-December 1991

Timothy and William endured vicious and unceasing attacks upon their hearts, characters and persons related to their claims of intercession from Our Lady.
Timothy was publicly accused of being mentally deranged and possessed by evil, while William was touted as being duped by him.
Very few understood that their steadfast conviction resulted instead from the confirming mystical grace and signs they were each personally receiving from the Holy Virgin directly.
As a result of the commotion and to proceed undeterred, Our Lady took Timothy and William into a state of confidentiality with Her to combat this faithless conduct and to continue the preparation of Her work for those in the future who would believe.

1992

April 19, 1992

William receives the signal grace of the “shafes”* through his tiny nephew.

* On Ash Wednesday, Our Lady gave William a confidential parable where She used the figures of a circle, triangle and a square.
On Easter Sunday, William's 5-year-old nephew presented an art project to him that he had created which depicted a circle, triangle, and a square, calling them "shafes" when trying to say, "shapes."

Father Lumen, a priest from the 3rd century, appears to William and instills beatific confidence.

1997

Fall 1997

Collation and editting of material in original Diary in preparation for publication begins.

1998

September 16, 1998

The Morning Star of Our Lord, Inc. founded. A not-for-profit, tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) religious and charitable corporation established for governing the apostolate and disseminating the works of the Morning Star Over America.

1999

October 19, 1999

Received first printed copies of original Diary, In Our Darkest Hour – Morning Star Over America.
Official Announcement of the appointment of Reverend George J. Lucas as Bishop of Diocese of Springfield in Illinois

December 14, 1999

Ordination and Installation of The Most Reverend George J. Lucas as Bishop of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois

2000

February 9, 2000

Audience with Bishop George J. Lucas and submission for ecclesial discernment of original Diary, In Our Darkest Hour-Morning Star Over America.

2001

May 8, 2001

Audience with Bishop George J. Lucas and submission of At the Water’s Edge - Essays in Faith and Morals.

2002

March 13, 2002

Audience with Bishop George J. Lucas and submission of When Legend's Rise Again - The Convergence of Capitalism and Christianity.

Audience with Bishop George J. Lucas and submission of Babes in the Woods - With a Little Child To Guide Them.

2004

December 11, 2004

Timothy completes Master's Degree in Communication from University of Illinois-Springfield. Awarded “Outstanding Thesis of the Year” for his thesis entitled, “Ecumenical Communication, American Social Diversity and Modern Metaphysical Discourse.”

2005

August 8, 2005

Audience with Bishop George J. Lucas and submission of To Crispen Courage - The Divine Annihilation.

2006

July 11, 2006

Audience with Bishop George J. Lucas and submission of Supernal Chambers - A Resurrection Prayer.

2007

September 5, 2007

Audience with Bishop George J. Lucas and submission of Morning Star Over America - The New Millennium AD 2000-2002.

November 12, 2007

Mystical Visitation of the Archangel Gabriel

2008

September 30, 2008

Audience with Bishop George J. Lucas and submission of Morning Star Over America - The New Millennium AD 2003-2005.

December 28, 2008

Feast of the Holy Family - Our Lady’s final public message to the world, completion of the Revelation of the Morning Star Over America.

2009

July 22, 2009

Publication of book containing final messages of Morning Star Over America - The New Millennium AD 2006-2008.Installation of His Excellency, The Most Reverend George J. Lucas as Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Omaha in Nebraska.

August 22, 2009

Submission of Morning Star Over America - The New Millennium AD 2006-2008 to Archbishop George J. Lucas.

2010

April 20, 2010

Announcement of The Most Reverend Thomas John Paprocki as Bishop of the Diocese of Springfield IL.

June 22, 2010

Installation of Bishop Thomas John Paprocki at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Springfield IL.